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Lady Evelyn Darlington's first love was the law. But her fiancé, whom she has chosen to provide intelligent conversation and not to annoy her, has a murder hanging over his head. So Lady Evelyn goes to Jack Harding, London's top barrister and the object of her unattained childhood fantasies. Will proving her fiancé's innocence cost Evelyn her own?
1582) Lady Godiva of Coventry
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When a Saxon nobleman takes a Norman woman for his bride, she must prove her allegiance to the Saxon clan by taking a nude horseback ride through the town.
1584) Tyringham Park: a novel
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It is a beautiful day in 1917, and Tyringham Park is in an uproar after Victoria Blackshaw, an innocent toddler, disappears without a trace. The feverish search for Victoria soon uncovers jealousies and deceits that both the upstairs and downstairs inhabitants of the grand estate have fought for years to keep hidden. As time passes, Victoria's disappearance casts a long shadow over all of their lives. Charlotte, the Blackshaws' less-favored eight-year-old...
1585) The seventh child
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All the best homes are by the water, or so the good matron of Kongslund Orphanage tells her small charges. But at this particular house by the sea, not all is as it appears. On September 11, 2001, on a desolate beach on the outskirts of Copenhagen, police begin investigating the strange death of an unidentified woman. Surrounding the body are what appear to be offerings to the deceased: a book, a small noose, a dead golden canary, a linden tree branch,...
1586) A devious secret
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Gentlemen of London volume 6
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Mr. Stephen Wycomb is utterly miserable as the unrelenting grief of his past failures in the Royal Navy continue to haunt him. After a failed attempt at a courtship, the only thing keeping him in London is to ensure his sister is happily settled with her new husband- a man he has an uneasy alliance with. He has sworn off marriage, but his determination sways when he is introduced to a strikingly beautiful young woman. That beautiful young woman, Gemma,...
1588) A deadly entanglement
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Gentlemen of London volume 5
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Reginald, Marquess of Haddington, has been assigned to determine if a dangerous weapons dealer operating in the rookeries poses a threat to the Crown. It appears to be a straightforward case until he is also assigned to partner with Miss Ashmore, a beautiful but stubborn woman he has always loved. Miss Evie Ashmore doesn't want a partner but is forced to accept Reginald's help. She is convinced that harm has befallen her mentor and is bound and determined...
1589) An unlikely plan
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Gentlemen of London volume 2
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After his father is laid to rest, Aaron Berkeley, Earl of Graylocke, sets out to void the marriage contract that his father had in place for him. To his dismay, he discovers that he has no choice but to marry Lady Beatrice or else he will lose a vital part of his inheritance. To make matters worse, the contract stipulates that they must marry by his thirtieth birthday, which is only two months away. He resigns himself to the marriage, finding solace...
1590) A perilous circumstance
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Gentlemen of London volume 3
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Miss Georgie Holbrooke is in the most dire of circumstances. Her brother has arranged for her to marry a vile man, and she has no doubt that he will punish her severely if she refuses. When an opportunity to work at an orphanage in the rookeries arises, she takes it, knowing it may be her only chance to escape. William Cobbett, the Earl of Grenton, has settled comfortably into a general dislike for most people, especially since they always find a...
1591) A precarious gamble
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Gentlemen of London volume 4
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Lord Hugh Calvert has managed to disgrace himself again. He gambled and won a small fortune, as he usually does, but this time the pot included a ward. He has never been responsible for someone other than himself. Perhaps it would be best if he just turns the care of his new ward over to his mother, washing his hands of her. But he hadn't anticipated that Miss Wymond would be so intriguing... or so beautiful. Miss Marielle Wymond has lost her entire...
1593) Oświadczyny
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"'Oświadczyny...' ukazują przesympatyczną historię Eloise, której sir Philip w jednym z listów proponuje małżeństwo. Dla 28-letniej już kobiety uważającej się za starą pannę jedyną przyjemnością w życiu jest korespondencja z tym intrygującym, eleganckim mężczyzną. Po długich namysłach i wahaniach postanawia spotkać się z przyszłym mężem. Co ich czeka? Czy spotkanie będzie rozczarowujące, czy też da początek rozkoszom,...
1597) Eye of the devil
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An innocent outsider to the enclosed world of a forbidding French château and its surrounding vineyards peels back layers of mystery to reveal a shocking truth. The outsider, the wife of a troubled marquis, discovers, perhaps too late, that her husband's ancestral château is home to witches, warlocks, a sinister priest, 12 hooded figures, and terror.
1598) Blanche
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An elderly noble baron and his much younger bride welcome a visiting King and his handsome page, Bartolomeo to their castle, which sets in motion accusations of disloyalty and marital infidelity, turning what should be a fairytale into a nightmare.
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"Among the nations on the Zemurian continent,the mighty Erebonian Empire has been quick to outwardly stake its claim militarily; yet politically, ugly bouts of internal conflict between the upper class and commoners attempting to rise to power have been steadily intensifying day by day.The Noble and Reformist Factions have been none too kind to one another over the years, and tensions between the two only stand to worsen if compromises aren't made...
1600) Miłość dla zuchwałych
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Mężczyźni, którzy po powrocie z wojny usiłują nauczyć się na nowo żyć w świecie salonów, i kobiety na tyle odważne, by przedrzeć się przez mury obronne ich serc, w nowym cyklu Ocaleni. On myśli, że obowiązki ochroniarza córki księcia będą łatwe. Ona ma dla niego kilka niespodzianek-- Ewan Mostyn, tak jak trzech jego wiernych przyjaciół i towarzyszy broni, chce zapomnieć o walce i ranach, i powrócić do spokojnego salonowego...
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